Vapor-bath



(No Model.)

0. A. MUNRO.

VAPOR BATH.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CARRIE AURELIA MUN BO,

OF OLIVE BRANCH, OHIO.

VAPOR-BATH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,923, datedSeptember 7, 1886.

Application filed June 17, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARRIE AURELIA MUN- R0, of Olive Branch, in thecounty of Clermont and State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedVapor-Bath, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to apparatus adapted for giving alcoholic or othermedicated vapor baths for the treatment of disease, andhas for itsobject to provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective apparatus of thischaracter which may be easily and quickly adjusted to administer baths,and may be stowed away in small space when out of use.

The invention consists in certain novel featu res of construction andcombinations of parts of the vapor-bath apparatus, all as hereinafterfully described and claimed. V

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1. is a vertical longitudinal sectional elevation of my improvedvapor-bath as adjusted for use. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevationof the bath contracted as when out of use, for storage in small space.Fig. 8 is a sectional plan view of the bath. Fig. 4c is a rear end viewof the bath in extended condition, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged front viewof the rear section of the bath.

I make the body or walls of the bath in three separate sections, A B O.The front section, A, is provided with adoor, D, hinged at d at thefront section, and adapted to close an opening or doorway made partly inthe front and partly in the side of the section A, as most clearly shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings. Hooks dor other suitable latch devices holdthe door closed. At the top of the section A there is formed an opening,a, the margin of which is formed partly by the upper end of the door D,whereby when the door is opened a person to take a vapor bath may sliphis or her neck into the opening, and when the door is closed the headonly of the patient,

who sits on a stool, E, (shown in dotted lines,)'

will be outside the bath. The rear side of the bath-section A has anopening, A, preferably surrounded at the margin by astiffening-bead, a,and into this opening A the bathsection B may slide, and so that amarginal lip or Serial No. 205,471. (No model.)

bead, b, on it may close tightly againstthemargin of the opening A ofsection A, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4, and prevent escape of vapor atthe joint. The floor of the bath section A is provided with rabbetedcleats a a which are engaged by like cleats, b b fixed to the under sideof the floor of bathsection B, to guide the section B in its movementsin and out of the section A in extending or contracting the bath, asherein after more fully explained. Suitable casterwheels, I)", may befitted to the bottom of the section B, to support its rear end whendrawn back, as in Fig. 1. The rear end of section B is provided with anopening, B, preferably surrounded by a stiffening-bead, b, and in thisopening B the bath-section C may slide until a marginal lip, c, thereonfits closely to the margin of the opening B, to make a vaportight joint.The floor of bath-section B is provided with rabbeted cleats c, whichare engaged by like cleats, c, fixed to the bottom of bath-section G, toguide the movements of section Gin section B. The extreme back end ofsection 0 may be supported by a leg adapted to fold up between thecleats c it'desired. At its rear the section 0 has an opening, which maybe closed by a door, 6', provided with a fastening hook or latch, c, andwhich allows inspection of the interior of the bath when it is in use.

In the bath-section C is placed the vaporgenerator, which is made with avessel, F, supported on a metallic floor-plate, f, resting on the floorof this section, and within the vessel F, which is intended to holdwater, there is placed a smaller cup, G, in which alcohol or anysuitable medicament to be vaporized will be'placed and fired. The waterin vessel F is a safeguard against the bath taking fire from the burningfluid, and a hood, H, fixed to the top of the cup F, and ranging upwardand forward, not only protects the walls of bath-section C from thedirect effects of the heat from thebnrning alcohol, but also directs thevaporous products forward, so they diffuse more quickly throughout theentire bath.

A grating, I, which may consist of metal rods or wood slats, is fittedinto the front end lof the bath-section O, and serves as a guard to keepthe patient 5 feet away from the vaporgenerator.

Hooks J are provided on the bath-sections A B, which are adapted toenter holes in the sections B O, tohold the bath in extended condition.

The cleats a I) c 0 may be substituted by any other form of slidewayswhich will guide the telescoping sections B O of the bath; and it willbe understood that guides of any kind for this purpose are not essentialto the successful workingof the bath, as the sections B 0 could be drawntightly to each other and to the section A, if no guides were used.

The operation is as follows: XVhen the bath is out of use, the section Bwill be,,pushed forwardinto the section A. and the section 0 into thesection B, as in Fig. 2, and the entire bath may then be stowed away ina closet, and will'oceupy very little floorspace. \Vhen the bath is tobe used the front door D, will be opened and the generatonvessel F andcup G will be charged with water and alcohol, respectively, and thealcohol will be ignited. The sections B C of the bath then will be drawnbackward and the bath will be se cured in extended condition by thehooks J, and the patient then may enter the bath, and the door D will beclosed. The vapor from the generator will quickly envelop the body ofthe patient, who may remain in the bath as long as the treatment of anyparticular ailment or disease may require. \Vhen the bath is finished,itis the work of but a few minutes to unhook the bat-hseetions, push themtogether, as in Fig. 2, and extinguish the burning alcohol or othermedican1ent,and the entire bath then may be stowed away out of sight.

I prefer to make the bath sections A B O'of papier-mach but they may bemade of any other material having sufficient strength and light enoughto be handled easily.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. A vapor-bath formed of a series of tubulartelescopic sections, the intermediate section 5 the forward end of thesaid section being of greater diameter than the opening A, the tubularsection 0, open at its forward end and in clined, as shown, to readilypass through the opening B of section B, the open end of section 0 beingof greater diameter than the opening B, and a vapor-generator within thesection 0, substantially as set forth.

3. A vapor-bath comprising the tubular telescoplc sections A B O, theguard I, formed of 6 a series of bars extending across the open end ofsection 0, the water-vessel F in the section 0, the cup G within thevessel F and surrounded by a waterspace, and the hood H,inclining towardthe guardbars I, to direct the vapor between them into the sections A B,substantial] y as shown and described.

4. A vapor-bath made in telesco 'iing sections A B O, the section Ahaving a door for-entrance 0f the patient and an opening to receive thepatients neck, and a rear opening, A, the section B having a lip, b,fitting at said opening A, and a rear opening, B',-and the section 0having a lip, c, fitting at said opening B, and provided with a door, 0,substantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

CARRIE AURELIA MUN R0.-

\Vitnesses:

G. A. FRAZIER, F. W. ROUDEBUSI-I.

